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Cloudburst

Cloudburst

20116.31h 33m

Overview

When Dot's granddaughter puts her into a nursing home, Stella stages a breakout, and takes Dot to Canada so they can get married. They pick up a hitchhiker along the way.

Directed by Thom Fitzgerald
Written by Thom Fitzgerald
Produced by Doug Pettigrew, Thom Fitzgerald
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Top Cast

Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

Stella

Brenda Fricker

Brenda Fricker

Dot

Ryan Doucette

Ryan Doucette

Prentice

Kristin Booth

Kristin Booth

Molly

Michael McPhee

Michael McPhee

Tommy

Mary-Colin Chisholm

Mary-Colin Chisholm

Ynez

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Stephen Arnold

Earl

Juanita Peters

Juanita Peters

Nurse

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Ruth Owen

Nursing Home Resident

M

Michael Best

Hotel Clerk

Themes & Keywords

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About Cloudburst

Cloudburst is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 2011 exploring themes of homophobia, romcom, nova scotia, canada, lesbian relationship, maine, hitchhiker. Directed by Thom Fitzgerald, it stars Olympia Dukakis, Brenda Fricker, Ryan Doucette. When Dot's granddaughter puts her into a nursing home, Stella stages a breakout, and takes Dot to Canada so they can get married. They pick up a hitchhiker along the way.

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